Dunelm has defied the soaring cost of living with a rise in sales that beat City expectations.
Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the wider UK this morning.
Aberdeen dealmaker Colin Welsh has announced SCF Partners is investing £22million in offshore engineering firm Tekmar Group.
An Aberdeen City Centre retail unit which had been earmarked as a second North-east eatery for top Scottish restaurateur Nico Simone has gone back on the market.
Multi-million pound plans to reclaim space at the Beach Boulevard for pedestrians and cyclists have been unveiled.